Other photos from Alien: Covenant have shown Daniels looking poised and beyond ready for battle, but in the newest shot she looks like a stranger who doesn’t trust her surroundings.
But as evidenced by her recent work in films like Fantastic Beasts and Inherent Vice, there’s reason to be confident that Waterston can deliver a character in Alien: Covenant that stands on its own.
As one of the key players in Alien: Covenant, Waterston is likely going to face a variety of challenges as the crew tries to survive the Xenomorphs (and new “Neomorphs”) terrorizing them.
The characters has previously been shown in the middle of combat, which helped draw the original comparisons to Ripley in the first place.